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Re:A new cryptojacking tactic involving Wikipedia and downlo... by themodelplumber on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @12:02AM (#18918364)
So far I've got:

Download a movie --> Magic Happens --> Powershell --> Firefox compromised! --> We infected your torrents! --> Ah, found your crypto. --> Your address is now replaced with my wallet!! Ha ha!

Re:A new cryptojacking tactic involving Wikipedia and downlo... by Dylan16807 on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @01:51AM (#18918789)
Based on the tweets, step two is that the "movie" is actually a shortcut file. The shortcut runs powershell with a short obfuscated command that downloads the malware payload. Then it does a variety of normal malware stuff.
Re:A new cryptojacking tactic involving Wikipedia and downlo... by rasz on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @07:14AM (#18920154)
except there is no movie